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Rick Smith

@originaloccasion.bsky.social

1.3K followers 1.4K following 1.1K posts

Dad jokes, dad music, dad bod, no kids. I'm a faux pa. Formerly a coffee shop musician/guitar store music teacher. Currently a cranky lefty agoraphobic writer/pro-dom. I'm a jack-off of many trades. NSFW(ish), MDNI. 42, he/they

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Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · Jul 19

I did the linktree thing: linktr.ee/originalocca...

DMs open
🔴Not welcome: minors, trumpers, fascists, TERFS, bootlickers, scammers, bots, my ex-boyfriend Wayne
🟢Welcome: basically everyone else

Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 31m

One of my favorite albums by them, lots of great songs on this one

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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 4h

Peaky Blinders meme: No fighting with regime-run accounts. No fucking fighting with regime-run accounts!

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Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 1h

Mimi (L) and Fredo (R)

two floofy cats loungin on a rug in front of the balcony door

Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 1h

You wouldn't believe how many books are crammed into this little two bedroom apartment (flirting)

John Waters pic with the quote "We need to make books cool again. if you go home with somebody and they don't have books, don't fuck them."

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Big Demon Energy @mayawest.online · 2h

don't photograph yourself at protests, especially not ones under the Trump administration.

don't sit down, you will get harmed and tear gas sinks. even if you don't get trampled or gassed, you will impede others fleeing.

do not become a danger to others in your attempt to appease violent LEOs.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 4h

The reason they're coming after this place is because they can't control the people on it and it drives them nuts.

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Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 2h

I TELL YOU HWAT

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 4h

Weirdly fun to block the White House

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Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 3h

I was a fool to have done that dirty work [past tense]

Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 10h

#MusicSky
#DustySpringfield

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Dusty Springfield - Spooky

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Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 10h

#LosStraitjackets
#MusicSky

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LOS STRAITJACKETS - "THE MUNSTERS - THEME"

YouTube video by UnsteadyFreddie

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Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 10h

"I dunno, this one character, he just don't seem to wanna die"

more #WarrenZevon
#MusicSky

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Warren Zevon live "Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner" with lyrics on screen.

YouTube video by Sean G Malone

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Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 10h

Here's some werewolves comin atchoo

🎵 you better stay away from him, he'll rip your lungs out, Jim🎵

#WarrenZevon
#MusicSky
#TheColorofMoney
#TomCruise
#PaulNewman
#HisHairWasPerfect

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Werewolves of London / The Color of Money

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Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 10h

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#JanandDean
#MusicSky

🎵 I got a 1937 Cadillac hearse, she's not too cherry but she could be worse, the surfers all dig it they say she's kooky, but the honeys put it down they say she's spooky🎵

Jan and Dean - Surfin´Hearse

YouTube video by lincolncadillac

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Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 10h

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#MusicSky
#EdgarWinter

Frankenstein . Edgar Winters Group . 1973

YouTube video by Michael Callaghan Music

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Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 10h

#MusicSky
#DavidBowie

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David Bowie Scary Monsters Live '96

YouTube video by B0WIElover

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👻✨Jenn✨👻 @rainbowkitties.posts.love · 10h

Every decision you made in life led you to seeing this shrimp

Photo of shrimp above clouds with angel wings lol

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Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 11h

Without downloading anything, where are you mentally right now?

cat with his eyes closed and a cig, caption is (slow heavy metal music playing)

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Leia BlueSkywalker @blueskye2025.bsky.social · 1d

Hi rebels! How are you holding up?
💙💙💙

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Gui Simões ✰ 🐈‍⬛ @guihenris.bsky.social · 3d

Mistério SA 💗💀🐶

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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 1d

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Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 23h

Goodnight Hattie, goodnight Jess, goodnight Sarah, goodnight Sarah, goodnight moon, goodnight stars, goodnight John Boy, goodnight Mimi, goodnight Fredo, goodnight Zoot, goodnight Art Percy Tatum Sr., goodnight followers, goodnight stalkers, goodnight moots, goodnight oomfies, goodnight Bluesky.

Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 15d

a cat lazing on a fence
"i'm okay. I'll try again tomorrow"

Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 1d

(I'm super serialist about all of this.)

Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 1d

However, for retrograde cowgirl (RCG) and retrograde inversion cowgirl (RICG) we use the pitch integer for the LAST note in the row. For example, RCG1 would be a retrograde cowgirl ending on C#.

Rick Smith @originaloccasion.bsky.social · 1d

Each cowgirl can be transposed to start on any note from the chromatic scale. For prime cowgirls and inversion cowgirls, we use a pitch integer to specify the starting note. For example, if PCG0 is a prime cowgirl starting on C, PCG3 would be prime cowgirl starting on Eb.